Biomechanics involves the study and engineering of forces and motion in biomedical systems, including principles and techniques derived from the classical theories of linear and nonlinear elasticity, fluid dynamics, viscoelasticity, and plasticity. Relevant problems span all biological length scales, from the mechanical behavior of single molecules to whole organisms, including humans. Specific applications include cardiovascular fluid dynamics, bone biomechanics, cellular adhesion, mechanics and motility, molecular motors, single-molecule mechanics, cytoskeleton and extracellular matrix mechanics and dynamics, cellular mechanotransduction, mechanical property correlates of normal and disease processes. The field utilizes experimental, computational, and theoretical approaches.
Biomechanics faculty in the graduate group:
Tamara Alliston, UCSFStanley A. Berger, UCB
James Casey, UCB
Daniel A. Fletcher, UCB
Robert Full, UCB
Stanton A. Glantz, UCSF
Teresa Head-Gordon, UCB
Tony Keaveny, UCB
Sanjay Kumar, UCB
Thomas Lang, UCSF
Patricia Leake, UCSF
Song Li, UCB
Hao Li, UCSF
Jeffrey Lotz, UCSF
Mohammad Mofrad, UCB
David M. Rempel, UCSF/UCB
William Young, UCSF